The attack by Israel and the US on Iran had two significant effects. (more…)
Category: USA
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So… calling for peace isn’t enough, but dropping bombs gets a free pass?
When China submitted a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the response wasn’t debate or discussion. It was suspicion. (more…)
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The devil’s dance with Iran
Iran has been on a hit list of seven countries in a geostrategic plan for the reconfiguration of the Middle East first drawn up by the US in 2001 following the 9/11 attacks. (more…)
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All politics is global: The meaning of Zohran Mamdani’s insurgent victory
Andrew Cuomo’s attempt at a comeback served as a case study in civic fragility, hypocrisy, party loyalty, and political amnesia. (more…)
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Australia should not have endorsed the American bombing of Iran nor the Israeli position on nuclear weapons
The US bombing of Iran violated Article One of the ANZUS Treaty which states that members should refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations. That rules out aggression. (more…)
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What the world thinks of Trump
It’s early days to find out what the world thinks of Trump and his war on Iran and then his ceasefire agreement – although, as would be expected, Israel and Australia have leapt to say they agree with it. (more…)
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Add your name – Open letter to PM Re flagrant violation of international law by US and Israel in bombing Iran- 23 June 2025
Re flagrant violation of international law by US and Israel in bombing Iran (more…)
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As political violence rises in the US, only Americans can save themselves
The protests against Trump and his policies evoke memories of South Korea’s April Revolution, but no outside actors look likely to step in to help. (more…)
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Trump’s overblown rhetoric cannot be taken seriously
The Iraq invasion and the bombing of Iran are acts of desperation — the conduct of a wounded, uncertain nation that went on the defensive when the Twin Towers went down and history arrived on its shores. (more…)
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Americans don’t want Trump’s illegal war on Iran
We will all pay the costs of this war, though we can’t yet know how high they will be. (more…)
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Regime change and blowback in Iran
According to US political scientist Chalmers Johnson, in the 1950s the CIA coined the term “blowback” to refer to “the unintended and unexpected negative consequences of covert special operations that have been kept secret from the American people and, in most cases, from their elected representatives”. (more…)
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Bombing Iran is part of the US’ repetitive compulsion for war, war, war
“As we have seen yet again in recent hours, the political and media culture of the United States is heavily inclined toward glorifying the use of the US’ second-to-none destructive air power.” (more…)
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Bombing Iran a clear breach of international law
As the world reacts to the entry of the US into Israel’s attack on Iran, Greg Barns says the actions betray the rules-based order. (more…)
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Trump most unpopular president in presidential polling history
Donald Trump is definitely exceptional – so exceptional that he is now the most unpopular president in the history of presidential polling. (more…)
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The unravelling of American exceptionalism: The inevitable decay of hegemony built on crassness – Part 1
In early May 2025, as Roman Catholic Cardinals gathered to pick the next Pope, US President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of him as the Pope shortly after saying, “I would like to be Pope.” (more…)
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How Albanese could save the world
Yes, it does sound a bit unlikely, but so does bringing order to an international order in crisis. (more…)
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The real national emergency: Endless wars, failing infrastructure and a dying republic
Seventy years after President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned about the cost of a military-industrial complex, America is still stealing from its own people to fund a global empire. (more…)
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US brain drain set to gather pace as academics seek posts outside Trump’s America
Increasing numbers of scientists are eyeing opportunities in Australia, Canada, China and Europe amid threatened cuts to funding. (more…)
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AUKUS submarines would be obsolete before Australia gets them
Before the drawings have been completed, new detection technology has already made RN SSN AUKUS obsolete. (more…)
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The United States must not be part of Israel’s unlawful war on Iran
The US Constitution is crystal clear: there can be no offensive use of military force — against Iran or any other country — without an explicit authorisation from Congress. No such authorisation exists, and any US involvement would, therefore, be illegal. (more…)
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Patrick Lawrence: World’s most dangerous man and his enabler
Netanyahu has craved this war with Iran for decades, always justifying his psychotic lust by way of endless lies and an apparently bottomless paranoia. (more…)
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People of Pacific Rim say ‘no’ to US-China war
The Pacific and Pacific Rim countries have a geographical commonality. They are encircled by, or have a border with, the vast, blue, peaceful Pacific Ocean. (more…)
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‘No Kings Day’ was historic. Now we need a powerful — and independent — movement against Trump
The huge, decentralised turnout for No Kings Day has shown that grassroots power can be a major force against the momentum of the Trump regime. (more…)
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Goodbye to all that? Rethinking Australia’s alliance with Trump’s America
Even the most ardent supporters of the alliance with the United States — the notional foundation of Australian security for more than 70 years — must be having some misgivings about the second coming of Donald Trump. (more…)
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Not yet born: America at the crossroads
On a threatening June evening, America’s army turned 250 and put on a show that revealed more than it intended. (more…)
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Australia’s defence and intelligence agencies are US outposts
More than ever, Australia should have the objective capacity to determine its own defence and intelligence requirements, instead of being heavily influenced by American interests and perspective. (more…)
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US progressives say stop supporting ‘rogue genocidal regime’ as Israel wages illegal war on Iran
“Trump must act immediately to suspend all military support to Israel and stop allowing US arms to fuel war crimes, mass civilian death, and regional collapse,” said one critic. (more…)
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Biden’s advisers hid his decline – and the media didn’t dig hard enough
Last week, President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into “who ran the United States while President Biden was in office”, alleging top aides masked the “cognitive decline” of his predecessor. The announcement referenced revelations in a new book by journalists Jake Tapper (CNN) and Alex Thompson (Axios). (more…)
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AUKUS: America saving us from ourselves
The decision by the United States to initiate a review of the AUKUS agreement might very well be the moment Washington saves Australia from itself. Saving us from the most poorly conceived defence procurement program ever adopted by an Australian Government. (more…)
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In Trump’s America, the shooting of a journalist is not a one-off. Press freedom itself is under attack
The video of a Los Angeles police officer shooting a rubber bullet at Channel Nine reporter Lauren Tomasi is as shocking as it is revealing. (more…)